New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-14
ooNTRAD1cTED By GovERNoR MARTIN
INACCURATE STATEMENTS CIRCULATED CONCERN
ING THR EFFECT OF PRoHIBInON.


ING THE EFFECT OF PROHIBITION.
CHICAGO July I3.-In letter to the general manages
of the Associated Press, Governor John A. Martin o.
Kansas, says:
Or July dispatch was sent from 81. Joseph. Miss
ouri to Chicago paper, in which n was stated that the
closing OF the saloons in Atcsou, Kansas, has cut OH
the most profitable source OF revenue, an 9unng TO
thousands OF dollars year and as result the cy hs
not revenue keep going that the police force with
the exception of the Marshal and one sa
dispensed with and that the gas and electric nights
This dispatch was used by the Associated Press and
thus published in all parts OF the county AS result
have received many letters iro,n dinerent sec,ons
making inquiries as to the truth OF tile statements IL
motives IL was first cent from town in Missouri for
the purpose OF injuring rival city In Kansas; and
create IKE impression that ec mt city government
could not be maintained without the revenue derived
rom coSdon Of the city Of Atchsen and personally
know that the statements embodied in the st Josep
ights and water supply OF the city have never been
turned OF. Its lire department has been and - conun
duced hut has in the absence of the saloons been ample
TO preserve peace and protect the property OF is
alton and Involving the adoption OF a tax which has
been collected the city OF ST Joseph for many years
past Is the only foundation for the malicious and I'M
truthful dispatch from that place.
This St. Joseph dispatch is only fair specimen OF
I'm dreds OF false and malicious statements have seen
published in the newspapers OF the country during the
towns The wSisiey men predicted that the abolition Of
saloon, in Kansas would nJuriousy affect the material
prosperity the State and alseh0ods intended to con-
firm this constantly invented and circulated In
every section OF the country and especla In states
am receiving letters daily from different States making
Inquiries concerning tbs effects and results OF our
temperance laws the financial coumercia ana other
material nere tn OF state and hese letters Oil In
dictate the work OF maignng Kansas Is going on In
one argument Of the whiskey interest viz: that
saloons promote the prosperity and growth OF COM
munities has been answered In Kansas by the convlnc
ing logic of facts In 1880 the population OF this state
as shown by the census was Y96036 in March 1885, rs
shown by the State census II was l,4oo ioo; anu AZ
miles OF railway within her borders; March l. 1887,
state Board OF Railroad Assessors reported 62VS
miles for taxation ana from 200 10 ~ hs Ss p
1880 the assessed value OF all the real aud personal
property OF tne se ,s es 7 aga and for the
fiscal the returns thus FAR received
a total of 3oO0ooooo. In 1850 there were 6.3io
school 25i4 churches, and BAT newspapers In
Kansas there are fully $500 school houses 5000
churches and TOO newspapers In 1880 only ufty-hve
towns and cities had populations In excess OF LOCO
each; in 1887 more than 200 towns have each over
900 inhabitants; fully twenty five over SoOV
and four have each oyer 2oooo IN assV ony e
exceeds 100000 acres In 1880 the value OF tne
farm products OF Kansas was only $50 81 900 rof
year $780, the percentage OF state taxation was nve ana
onehsf mills for the present fiscal year the total per
one-hsf mills In the last two years and half have
organized counties In the western section OF
ne ' oSsr ann ony two counties remain
ing to be organized Cumming up the facts OF the
COMPUTE and confound those who assert nat te
material prosperity of any community Ia promoted by
the presence OF saloons 30 far Kansas and all her
cities and towns concerned, the reverse OF this
assertion Ia tue The wonderful OF prosperity
OF material moral and intellectual Development OF
growth In country cities and towns ever witnessed on
he American continent has boon illustrated In Kansas
drng the SIX years since tho porance amendment 20
Constitution was adopted and espe oiay during the
plete enforoement